Morocco's 20 February movement plots Tamarod-style protests

20 February movement activists in Casablanca Members of Morocco's 20 February movement have held several meetings to discuss nationwide anti-government protests following the success of Egypt's Tamarod movement.
Arab Today understands that "Morocco's Tamarod" is planning demonstrations on August 17 against the country's parliamentary monarchy, and Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane's Islamic government.
Demonstrators are expected to call for Morocco's current constitution to changed, to drop the role of the monarch in political affairs, and for fresh elections to overcome the uncertainty of coalition government between the ruling Justice and Development Party (PJD) and the conservative Istiqlal party.
The movement's activists have created several event pages on social-networking website Facebook in a bid to spread the word about "Morocco's Tamarod." Although there is no mention of a leader, it is believed the organisers are an extension of the 20 February movement which faded in Morocco after the approval ?of the new constitution.
Political observers are cautious about the return of the movement, with some claiming it could give leftist parties and banned groups the chance to return to the mainstream once again. Other feel that although the Islamist Justice and Charity movement would call for the ouster of the Islamist ?government, it could take to the street supporting constitutional amendments in relation to the parliamentary monarchy.
Some analysts believe that Benkirane's government is on the verge of collapse due to the apparent division within the coalition. Furthermore, similarities with the Muslim Brotherhood regime in Egypt have also been identified, notably the fact that both regimes came to power after so-called Arab Spring revolutions and have failed to deliver in their first 12 months.
The 20 February movement was successful in its initial protests back in 2011, when it achieved the ouster of the Istiqlal-party led conservative government.